Heterocyclic compound and organic light emitting diode comprising same

ABSTRACT

The present specification relates to a heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application claims priority to and the benefits of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0138490, filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Nov. 12, 2018, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The present specification relates to a heterocyclic compound, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.

BACKGROUND ART

An electroluminescent device is one type of self-emissive display devices, and has an advantage of having a wide viewing angle, and a high response speed as well as having an excellent contrast.

An organic light emitting device has a structure disposing an organic thin film between two electrodes. When a voltage is applied to an organic light emitting device having such a structure, electrons and holes injected from the two electrodes bind and pair in the organic thin film, and light emits as these annihilate. The organic thin film may be formed in a single layer or a multilayer as necessary.

A material of the organic thin film may have a light emitting function as necessary. For example, as a material of the organic thin film, compounds capable of forming a light emitting layer themselves alone may be used, or compounds capable of performing a role of a host or a dopant of a host-dopant-based light emitting layer may also be used. In addition thereto, compounds capable of performing roles of hole injection, hole transfer, electron blocking, hole blocking, electron transfer, electron injection and the like may also be used as a material of the organic thin film.

Development of an organic thin film material has been continuously required for enhancing performance, lifetime or efficiency of an organic light emitting device.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS Patent. Documents

U.S. Pat. No. 4,356,429

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

The present specification is directed to providing a heterocyclic compound, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.

Technical Solution

One embodiment of the present specification provides a heterocyclic compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1.

In Chemical Formula 1,

X is O; S; or NR₂₁,

L₁ to L₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group,

Z₁ to Z₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; deuterium; a halogen group; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group; and a substituted or unsubstituted amine group,

R₁ to R₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; deuterium; a halogen group; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group; and a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, or two or more groups adjacent to each other bond to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon ring or heteroring,

R₂₁ is hydrogen; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group,

m, p, x, n, q and y are each an integer of 1 to 5,

a is an integer of 1 to 3,

b is an integer of 1 to 4,

c is an integer of 1 to 3, and

when m, p, x, n, q, y, a, b and c are an integer of 2 or greater, substituents in the parentheses are the same as or different from each other.

Another embodiment of the present specification provides an organic light emitting device comprising a first electrode; a second electrode; and one or more organic material layers provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein one or more layers of the organic material layers comprise the heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1.

Advantageous Effects

A compound described in the present specification can be used as a material of an organic material layer of an organic light emitting device. The compound is capable of performing a role of a hole injection material, a hole transfer material, a light emitting material, an electron transfer material, an electron injection material and the like. Particularly, the compound can be used as an electron transfer layer material, a hole blocking layer material or a charge generation layer material of an organic light emitting device.

Specifically, when using the compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 in an organic material layer, a device driving voltage can be lowered, light efficiency can be enhanced, and device lifetime properties can be enhanced.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 are diagrams each illustrating a lamination structure of an organic light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present specification.

REFERENCE NUMERAL

-   -   100: Substrate     -   200: Anode     -   300: Organic Material Layer     -   301: Hole Injection Layer     -   302: Hole Transfer Layer     -   303: Light Emitting Layer     -   304: Hole Blocking Layer     -   305: Electron Transfer Layer     -   306: Electron Injection Layer     -   400: Cathode

MODE FOR DISCLOSURE

Hereinafter, the present specification will be described in more detail.

In the present specification, a certain part “comprising” certain constituents means capable of further comprising other constituents, and does not exclude other constituents unless particularly stated on the contrary.

A term “substitution” means a hydrogen atom bonding to a carbon atom of a compound is changed to another substituent, and the position of substitution is not limited as long as it is a position at which the hydrogen atom is substituted, that is, a position at which a substituent can substitute, and when two or more substituents substitute, the two or more substituents may be the same as or different from each other.

In the present specification, the halogen may be fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.

In the present specification, the alkyl group comprises linear or branched having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, and may be further substituted with other substituents. The number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group may be from 1 to 60, specifically from 1 to 40 and more specifically from 1 to 20. Specific examples thereof may comprise a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a 1-methyl-butyl group, a 1-ethylbutyl group, a pentyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a neopentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a hexyl group, an n-hexyl group, a 1-methylpentyl group, a 2-methylpentyl group, a 4-methyl-2-pentyl group, a 3,3-dimethylbutyl group, a 2-ethylbutyl group, a heptyl group, an n-heptyl group, a 1-methylhexyl group, a cyclopentylmethyl group, a cyclohexylmethyl group, an octyl group, an n-octyl group, a tert-octyl group, a 1-methylheptyl group, a 2-ethylhexyl group, a 2-propylpentyl group, an n-nonyl group, a 2,2-dimethylheptyl group, a 1-ethyl-propyl group, a 1,1-dimethyl-propyl group, an isohexyl group, a 2-methylpentyl group, a 4-methylhexyl group, a 5-methylhexyl group and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the alkenyl group comprises linear or branched having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, and may be further substituted with other substituents. The number of carbon atoms of the alkenyl group may be from 2 to 60, specifically from 2 to 40 and more specifically from 2 to 20. Specific examples thereof may comprise a vinyl group, a 1-propenyl group, an isopropenyl group, a 1-butenyl group, a 2-butenyl group, a 3-butenyl group, a 1-pentenyl group, a 2-pentenyl group, a 3-pentenyl group, a 3-methyl-1-butenyl group, a 1,3-butadienyl group, an allyl group, a 1-phenylvinyl-1-yl group, a 2-phenylvinyl-1-yl group, a 2,2-diphenylvinyl-1-yl group, a 2-phenyl-2-(naphthyl-1-yl)vinyl-1-yl group, a 2,2-bis(diphenyl-1-yl)vinyl-1-yl group, a stilbenyl group, a styrenyl group and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the alkynyl group comprises linear or branched having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, and may be further substituted with other substituents. The number of carbon atoms of the alkynyl group may be from 2 to 60, specifically from 2 to 40 and more specifically from 2 to 20.

In the present specification, the alkoxy group may be linear, branched or cyclic. The number of carbon atoms of the alkoxy group is not particularly limited, but is preferably from 1 to 20. Specific examples thereof may comprise methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, i-propyloxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy, sec-butoxy, n-pentyloxy, neopentyloxy, isopentyloxy, n-hexyloxy, 3,3-dimethylbutyloxy, 2-ethylbutyloxy, n-octyloxy, n-nonyloxy, n-decyloxy, benzyloxy, p-methylbenzyloxy and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the cycloalkyl group comprises monocyclic or polycyclic having 3 to 60 carbon atoms, and may be further substituted with other substituents. Herein, the polycyclic means a group in which the cycloalkyl group is directly linked to or fused with other cyclic groups. Herein, the other cyclic groups may be a cycloalkyl group, but may also be different types of cyclic groups such as a heterocycloalkyl group, an aryl group and a heteroaryl group. The number of carbon groups of the cycloalkyl group may be from 3 to 60, specifically from 3 to 40 and more specifically from 5 to 20. Specific examples thereof may comprise a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a 3-methylcyclopentyl group, a 2,3-dimethylcyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a 3-methylcyclohexyl group, a 4-methylcyclohexyl group, a 2,3-dimethylcyclohexyl group, a 3,4,5-trimethylcyclohexyl group, a 4-tert-butylcyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the heterocycloalkyl group comprises O, S, Se, N or Si as a heteroatom, comprises monocyclic or polycyclic having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, and may be further substituted with other substituents. Herein, the polycyclic means a group in which the heterocycloalkyl group is directly linked to or fused with other cyclic groups. Herein, the other cyclic groups may be a heterocycloalkyl group, but may also be different types of cyclic groups such as a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group and a heteroaryl group. The number of carbon atoms of the heterocycloalkyl group may be from 2 to 60, specifically from 2 to 40 and more specifically from 3 to 20.

In the present specification, the aryl group comprises monocyclic or polycyclic having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and may be further substituted with other substituents. Herein, the polycyclic means a group in which the aryl group is directly linked to or fused with other cyclic groups. Herein, the other cyclic groups may be an aryl group, but may also be different types of cyclic groups such as a cycloalkyl group, a heterocycloalkyl group and a heteroaryl group. The aryl group comprises a spiro group. The number of carbon atoms of the aryl group may be from 6 to 60, specifically from 6 to 40 and more specifically from 6 to 25. Specific examples of the aryl group may comprise a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a triphenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthryl group, a chrysenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a perylenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a tetracenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a fluorenyl group, an indenyl group, an acenaphthylenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a spirobifluorenyl group, a 2,3-dihydro-1H-indenyl group, a fused ring thereof, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the silyl group is a substituent comprising Si, having the Si atom directly linked as a radical, and is represented by —SiR₁₀₄R₁₀₅R₁₀₆. R₁₀₄ to R₁₀₆ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a substituent formed with at least one of hydrogen; deuterium; a halogen group; an alkyl group; an alkenyl group; an alkoxy group; a cycloalkyl group; an aryl group; and a heterocyclic group. Specific examples of the silyl group may comprise a trimethylsilyl group, a triethylsilyl group, a t-butyldimethylsilyl group, a vinyldimethylsilyl group, a propyldimethylsilyl group, a triphenylsilyl group, a diphenylsilyl group, a phenylsilyl group and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the fluorenyl group may be substituted, and adjacent substituents may bond to each other to form a ring.

When the fluorenyl group is substituted,

and the like may be included, however, the structure is not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the heteroaryl group comprises O, S, Se, N or Si as a heteroatom, comprises monocyclic or polycyclic having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, and may be further substituted with other substituents. Herein, the polycyclic means a group in which the heteroaryl group is directly linked to or fused with other cyclic groups. Herein, the other cyclic groups may be a heteroaryl group, but may also be different types of cyclic groups such as a cycloalkyl group, a heterocycloalkyl group and an aryl group. The number of carbon atoms of the heteroaryl group may be from 2 to 60, specifically from 2 to 40 and more specifically from 3 to 25. Specific examples of the heteroaryl group may comprise a pyridyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a pyrimidyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a furanyl group, a thiophene group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a furazanyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, a dithiazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a pyranyl group, a thiopyranyl group, a diazinyl group, an oxazinyl group, a thiazinyl group, a dioxynyl group, a triazinyl group, a tetrazinyl group, a quinolyl group, an isoquinolyl group, a quinazolinyl group, an isoquinazolinyl group, a qninozolinyl group, a naphthyridyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, a diazanaphthalenyl group, a triazaindene group, an indolyl group, an indolizinyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzothiophene group, a benzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzofuran group, a carbazolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a phenazinyl group, a dibenzosilole group, spirobi(dibenzosilole), a dihydrophenazinyl group, a phenoxazinyl group, a phenanthridyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, a thienyl group, an indolo[2,3-a]carbazolyl group, an indolo[2,3-b]carbazolyl group, an indolinyl group, a 10,11-dihydro-dibenzo[b,f]azepine group, a 9,10-dihydroacridinyl group, a phenanthrazinyl group, a phenothiathiazinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthylidinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazolyl group, a 5,10-dihydrobenzo[b,e][1,4]azasilinyl, a pyrazolo[1,5-c]quinazolinyl group, a pyrido[1,2-b]indazolyl group, a pyrido[1,2-a]imidazo[1,2-e]indolinyl group, a 5,11-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]carbazolyl group and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the phosphine oxide group may be specifically substituted with an aryl group, and as the aryl group, examples described above may be used. Examples of the phosphine oxide group may comprise a diphenylphosphine oxide group, a dinaphthylphosphine oxide group and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the amine group may be selected from the group consisting of a monoalkylamine group; a monoarylamine group; a monoheteroarylamine group; —NH₂; a dialkylamine group; a diarylamine group; a diheteroarylamine group; an alkylarylamine group; an alkylheteroarylamine group; and an arylheteroarylamine group, and although not particularly limited thereto, the number of carbon atoms is preferably from 1 to 30. Specific examples of the amine group may comprise a methylamine group, a dimethylamine group, an ethylamine group, a diethylamine group, a phenylamine group, a naphthylamine group, a biphenylamine group, a dibiphenylamine group, an anthracenylamine group, a 9-methyl-anthracenylamine group, a diphenylamine group, a phenylnaphthylamine group, a ditolylamine group, a phenyltolylamine group, a triphenylamine group, a biphenylnaphthylamine group, a phenylbiphenylamine group, a biphenylfluorenylamine group, a phenyltriphenylenylamine group, a biphenyltriphenylenylamine group and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, an “adjacent” group may mean a substituent substituting an atom directly linked to an atom substituted by the corresponding substituent, a substituent sterically most closely positioned to the corresponding substituent, or another substituent substituting an atom substituted by the corresponding substituent. For example, two substituents substituting ortho positions in a benzene ring, and two substituents substituting the same carbon in an aliphatic ring may be interpreted as groups “adjacent” to each other.

As the aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon ring or heteroring that the adjacent groups may form, the structures illustrated as the cycloalkyl group, the cycloheteroalkyl group, the aryl group and the heteroaryl group may be used except for those that are not monovalent.

In the present specification, “substituted or unsubstituted” means being substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of C1 to C60 linear or branched alkyl; C2 to C60 linear or branched alkenyl; C2 to C60 linear or branched alkynyl; C3 to C60 monocyclic or polycyclic cycloalkyl; C2 to C60 monocyclic or polycyclic heterocycloalkyl; C6 to C60 monocyclic or polycyclic aryl; C2 to C60 monocyclic or polycyclic heteroaryl; —SiRR′R″; —P(═O)RR′; C1 to C20 alkylamine; C6 to C60 monocyclic or polycyclic arylamine; and C2 to C60 monocyclic or polycyclic heteroarylamine, or being unsubstituted, or being substituted with a substituent linking two or more substituents selected from among the substituents illustrated above, or being unsubstituted. R, R′ and R″ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently hydrogen; deuterium; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group.

One embodiment of the present specification provides a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1.

By having a structure in which a heteroring is fused to spirofluorene, Chemical Formula 1 has an excellent electron transfer ability as a hopping ability is enhanced by an expansion of conjugation, and as a result, driving and efficiency may be improved when used in a device.

In the heterocyclic compound provided in one embodiment of the present specification, Chemical Formula 1 is represented by any one of the following Chemical Formulae 2 to 5.

In Chemical Formula 2 to Chemical Formula 5,

each substituent has the same definition as in Chemical Formula 1.

In one embodiment of the present specification, X may be O; S; or NR₂₁.

In another embodiment, X may be O.

In another embodiment, X may be S.

In another embodiment, X may be NR₂₁.

In one embodiment of the present specification, R₂₁ may be hydrogen; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

In another embodiment, R₂₁ may be a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

In another embodiment, R₂₁ may be a phenyl group.

In one embodiment of the present specification, L₁ to L₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁ to L₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C60 arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C60 heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁ to L₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C40 arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C40 heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁ to L₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C20 heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁ to L₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a C6 to C20 arylene group; or a C2 to C20 heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁ to L₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a phenylene group; a biphenylene group; a naphthylene group; an anthracene group; a phenanthrene group; a divalent pyrimidine group; a divalent triazine group; a divalent pyridine group; a divalent quinazoline group; or a divalent quinoxaline group.

In one embodiment of the present specification, Z₁ to Z₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; deuterium; a halogen group; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group; and a substituted or unsubstituted amine group.

In another embodiment, Z₁ to Z₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently hydrogen; deuterium; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.

In another embodiment, Z₁ to Z₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently hydrogen; deuterium; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C60 aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C60 heteroaryl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.

In another embodiment, Z₁ to Z₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently hydrogen; deuterium; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C40 aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C40 heteroaryl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.

In another embodiment, Z₁ to Z₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently hydrogen; deuterium; a cyano group; a C6 to C40 aryl group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a C6 to C40 aryl group, a C2 to C40 heteroaryl group and a C1 to C40 alkyl group; a C2 to C40 heteroaryl group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a C6 to C40 aryl group and a C1 to C40 alkyl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.

In another embodiment, Z₁ to Z₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently hydrogen; deuterium; a cyano group; a phenyl group; a biphenyl group; an anthracene group; a triphenylene group; a dibenzofuran group; a dibenzothiophene group; a pyrimidine group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a dibenzofuran group and a dibenzothiophene group; a triazine group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a dibenzofuran group and a dibenzothiophene group; a phenanthroline group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; a quinazoline group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; a quinoxaline group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; a carbazole group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and a cyano group; an imidazole group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; a pyridine group unsubstituted or substituted with a pyridine group; a benzo[4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; or a phosphine oxide group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group.

In one embodiment of the present specification, R₁ to R₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; deuterium; a halogen group; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group; and a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, or two or more groups adjacent to each other may bond to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon ring or heteroring.

In another embodiment, R₁ to R₃ may be hydrogen.

In the heterocyclic compound provided in one embodiment of the present specification, Chemical Formula 1 is represented by any one of the following Chemical Formulae 6 to 8.

in Chemical Formulae 6 to 8,

X, R₁ to R₃, m, p, x, n, q, y, a, b and c have the same definitions as in Chemical Formula 1.

In one embodiment of the present specification, L₁₁ to L₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁₁ to L₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C60 arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C60 heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁₁ to L₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C40 arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C40 heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁₁ to L₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C20 heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁₁ to L₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a C6 to C20 arylene group; or a C2 to C20 heteroarylene group.

In another embodiment, L₁₁ to L₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a direct bond; a phenylene group; a biphenylene group; a naphthylene group; an anthracene group; a phenanthrene group; a divalent pyrimidine group; a divalent triazine group; a divalent pyridine group; a divalent quinazoline group; or a divalent quinoxaline group.

In one embodiment of the present specification, Z₁₁ to Z₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently selected from the group consisting of a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; and a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.

In another embodiment, Z₁₁ to Z₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C60 aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C60 heteroaryl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.

In another embodiment, Z₁₁ to Z₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C40 aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C40 heteroaryl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.

In another embodiment, Z₁₁ to Z₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a cyano group; a C6 to C40 aryl group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a C6 to C40 aryl group, a C2 to C40 heteroaryl group and a C1 to C40 alkyl group; a C2 to C40 heteroaryl group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a C6 to C40 aryl group and a C1 to C40 alkyl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.

In another embodiment, Z₁₁ to Z₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and may be each independently a cyano group; a phenyl group; a biphenyl group; an anthracene group; a triphenylene group; a dibenzofuran group; a dibenzothiophene group; a pyrimidine group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a dibenzofuran group and a dibenzothiophene group; a triazine group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a dibenzofuran group and a dibenzothiophene group; a phenanthroline group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; a quinazoline group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; a quinoxaline group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; a carbazole group unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and a cyano group; an imidazole group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; a pyridine group unsubstituted or substituted with a pyridine group; a benzo[4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group; or a phosphine oxide group unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl group.

In the heterocyclic compound provided in one embodiment of the present specification, Chemical Formula 1 is represented by any one of the following compounds.

In addition, by introducing various substituents to the structure of Chemical Formula 1, compounds having unique properties of the introduced substituents may be synthesized. For example, by introducing substituents normally used as hole injection layer materials, hole transfer layer materials, light emitting layer materials, electron transfer layer materials and charge generation layer materials used for manufacturing an organic light emitting device to the core structure, materials satisfying conditions required for each organic material layer may be synthesized.

In addition, by introducing various substituents to the structure of Chemical Formula 1, the energy band gap may be finely controlled, and meanwhile, properties at interfaces between organic materials are enhanced, and material applications may become diverse.

Another embodiment of the present specification provides an organic light emitting device comprising a first electrode; a second electrode; and one or more organic material layers provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein one or more layers of the organic material layers comprise the heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1.

In one embodiment of the present specification, the first electrode may be an anode, and the second electrode may be a cathode.

In another embodiment of the present specification, the first electrode may be a cathode, and the second electrode may be an anode.

In one embodiment of the present specification, the organic light emitting device may be a blue organic light emitting device, and the heterocyclic compound according to Chemical Formula 1 may be used as a material of the blue organic light emitting device.

In another embodiment of the present specification, the organic light emitting device may be a green organic light emitting device, and the heterocyclic compound according to Chemical Formula 1 may be used as a material of the green organic light emitting device.

In another embodiment of the present specification, the organic light emitting device may be a red organic light emitting device, and the heterocyclic compound according to Chemical Formula 1 may be used as a material of the red organic light emitting device.

Specific details on the heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 are the same as the descriptions provided above.

The organic light emitting device of the present specification may be manufactured using common organic light emitting device manufacturing methods and materials except that one or more organic material layers are formed using the heterocyclic compound described above.

The heterocyclic compound may be formed into an organic material layer through a solution coating method as well as a vacuum deposition method when manufacturing the organic light emitting device. Herein, the solution coating method means spin coating, dip coating, inkjet printing, screen printing, a spray method, roll coating and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The organic material layer of the organic light emitting device of the present specification may be formed in a single layer structure, or may also be formed in a multilayer structure in which two or more organic material layers are laminated. For example, the organic light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may have a structure comprising a hole injection layer, a hole transfer layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transfer layer, an electron injection layer and the like as the organic material layer. However, the structure of the organic light emitting device is not limited thereto, and may comprise a smaller number of organic material layers.

In the organic light emitting device of the present specification, the organic material layer comprises an electron transfer layer, and the electron transfer layer may comprise the heterocyclic compound.

In another organic light emitting device of the present specification, the organic material layer comprises a hole blocking layer, and the hole blocking layer may comprise the heterocyclic compound.

The organic light emitting device of the present disclosure may further comprise one, two or more layers selected from the group consisting of a light emitting layer, a hole injection layer, a hole transfer layer, an electron injection layer, an electron transfer layer, an electron blocking layer and a hole blocking layer.

FIGS. 1 to 3 illustrate a lamination order of electrodes and organic material layers of an organic light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present specification. However, the scope of the present application is not limited to these diagrams, and structures of organic light emitting devices known in the art may also be used in the present application.

FIG. 1 illustrates an organic light emitting device in which an anode (200), an organic material layer (300) and a cathode (400) are consecutively laminated on a substrate (100). However, the structure is not limited to such a structure, and as illustrated in FIG. 2, an organic light emitting device in which a cathode, an organic material layer and an anode are consecutively laminated on a substrate may also be obtained.

FIG. 3 illustrates a case of the organic material layer being a multilayer. The organic light emitting device according to FIG. 3 comprises a hole injection layer (301), a hole transfer layer (302), a light emitting layer (303), a hole blocking layer (304), an electron transfer layer (305) and an electron injection layer (306). However, the scope of the present application is not limited to such a lamination structure, and as necessary, other layers except the light emitting layer may not be included, and other necessary functional layers may be further included.

The organic material layer comprising the compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 may further comprise other materials as necessary.

In addition, the organic light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present specification comprises an anode, a cathode, and two or more stacks provided between the anode and the cathode, and the two or more stacks each independently comprise a light emitting layer, a charge generation layer is included between the two or more stacks, and the charge generation layer comprises the heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1.

In addition, the organic light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present specification comprises an anode, a first stack provided on the anode and comprising a first light emitting layer, a charge generation layer provided on the first stack, a second stack provided on the charge generation layer and comprising a second light emitting layer, and a cathode provided on the second stack. Herein, the charge generation layer may comprise the heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. In addition, the first stack and the second stack may each independently further comprise one or more types of the hole injection layer, the hole transfer layer, the hole blocking layer, the electron transfer layer, the electron injection layer and the like described above.

The charge generation layer may be an N-type charge generation layer, and the charge generation layer may further comprise a dopant known in the art in addition to the heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1.

As the organic light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present specification, an organic light emitting device having a 2-stack tandem structure is illustrated in FIG. 4.

Herein, the first electron blocking layer, the first hole blocking layer, the second hole blocking layer and the like described in FIG. 4 may not be included in some cases.

In the organic light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present specification, materials other than the compound of Chemical Formula 1 are illustrated below, however, these are for illustrative purposes only and not for limiting the scope of the present application, and may be replaced by materials known in the art.

As the anode material, materials having relatively large work function may be used, and transparent conductive oxides, metals, conductive polymers or the like may be used. Specific examples of the anode material comprise metals such as vanadium, chromium, copper, zinc and gold, or alloys thereof; metal oxides such as zinc oxide, indium oxide, indium tin oxide (ITO) and indium zinc oxide (IZO); combinations of metals and oxides such as ZnO:Al or SnO₂:Sb; conductive polymers such as poly(3-methylthiophene), poly[3,4-(ethylene-1,2-dioxy) thiophene] (PEDOT), polypyrrole and polyaniline, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

As the cathode material, materials having relatively small work function may be used, and metals, metal oxides, conductive polymers or the like may be used. Specific examples of the cathode material comprise metals such as magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, titanium, indium, yttrium, lithium, gadolinium, aluminum, silver, tin and lead, or alloys thereof; multilayer structure materials such as LiF/Al or LiO₂/Al, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

As the hole injection material, known hole injection materials may be used, and for example, phthalocyanine compounds such as copper phthalocyanine disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,356,429, or starburst-type amine derivatives such as tris(4-carbazoyl-9-ylphenyl)amine (TCTA), 4,4′, 4″-tri[phenyl(m-tolyl)amino]triphenylamine (m-MTDATA) or 1,3,5-tris[4-(3-methylphenylphenylamino)phenyl]benzene (m-MTDAPB) described in the literature [Advanced Material, 6, p. 677 (1994)], polyaniline/dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate), polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid or polyaniline/poly(4-styrene-sulfonate) that are conductive polymers having solubility, and the like, may be used.

As the hole transfer material, pyrazoline derivatives, arylamine-based derivatives, stilbene derivatives, triphenyldiamine derivatives and the like may be used, and low molecular or high molecular materials may also be used.

As the electron transfer material, metal complexes of oxadiazole derivatives, anthraquinodimethane and derivatives thereof, benzoquinone and derivatives thereof, naphthoquinone and derivatives thereof, anthraquinone and derivatives thereof, tetracyanoanthraquinodimethane and derivatives thereof, fluorenone derivatives, diphenyldicyanoethylene and derivatives thereof, diphenoquinone derivatives, 8-hydroxyquinoline and derivatives thereof, and the like, may be used, and high molecular materials may also be used as well as low molecular materials.

As examples of the electron injection material, LiF is typically used in the art, however, the present application is not limited thereto.

As the light emitting material, red, green or blue light emitting materials may be used, and as necessary, two or more light emitting materials may be mixed and used. Herein, two or more light emitting materials may be used by being deposited as individual sources of supply or by being premixed and deposited as one source of supply. In addition, fluorescent materials may also be used as the light emitting material, however, phosphorescent materials may also be used. As the light emitting material, materials emitting light by bonding electrons and holes injected from an anode and a cathode, respectively, may be used alone, however, materials having a host material and a dopant material involving in light emission together may also be used.

When mixing light emitting material hosts, same series hosts may be mixed, or different series hosts may be mixed. For example, any two or more types of materials among n-type host materials or p-type host materials may be selected, and used as a host material of a light emitting layer.

The organic light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present specification may be a top-emission type, a bottom-emission type or a dual-emission type depending on the materials used.

The heterocyclic compound according to one embodiment of the present specification may also be used in an organic electronic device comprising an organic solar cell, an organic photo conductor, an organic transistor and the like under a similar principle used in the organic light emitting device.

Hereinafter, the present specification will be described in more detail with reference to examples, however, these are for illustrative purposes only, and the scope of the present application is not limited thereto.

Preparation Example <Preparation Example 1> Preparation of Intermediates A and B

1) Preparation of Intermediate A-2

After dissolving spiro[fluorene-9,9′-xanthen]-3′-ylboronic acid (50 g, 132.90 mmol) and 2-bromoaniline (25.15 g, 146.19 mmol) in dioxane/water (H₂O) (500 ml/100 ml), Pd(PPh₃)₄ (7.68 g, 6.65 mmol) and NaHCO₃ (33.50 g, 398.71 mmol) were introduced thereto, and the result was stirred for 15 hours under reflux. After the reaction was completed, methylene chloride (MC) was introduced to dissolve the reaction solution, and then the result was extracted with distilled water. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and, after removing the solvent using a rotary evaporator, purified with column chromatography using dichloromethane and hexane as a developing solvent to obtain Intermediate A-2 (41 g, yield: 72%).

2) Preparation of Intermediate A-1

After dissolving Intermediate A-2 (41 g, 96.81 mmol) in methylene chloride (MC) (500 ml), TEA (29.39 g, 290.44 mmol) was introduced thereto. The temperature was lowered from room temperature to 0° C., and 4-bromobenzoyl chloride (23.37 g, 106.49 mmol) dissolved in methylene chloride (MC) was slowly added dropwise thereto. After the reaction was completed, the result was extracted with methylene chloride (MC) and distilled water. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and, after removing the solvent using a rotary evaporator, purified with column chromatography using dichloromethane and hexane as a developing solvent to obtain Intermediate A-1 (52 g, yield: 88%).

3) Preparation of Intermediates A and B

After dissolving Intermediate A-1 (52 g, 85.74 mmol) in nitrobenzene (500 ml), POCl₃ (14.46 g, 94.31 mmol) was slowly added dropwise thereto, and the result was stirred for 4 hours at 150° C. After the reaction was completed, the result was neutralized with an aqueous NaHCO₃ solution, and then extracted with methylene chloride (MC) and distilled water. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and, after removing the solvent using a rotary evaporator, purified with column chromatography using dichloromethane and hexane as a developing solvent to obtain Intermediate A (18 g, yield: 35%) and Intermediate B (20 g, yield: 39%).

<Preparation Example 2> Preparation of Compound 1

1) Preparation of Compound 1-4

After dissolving spiro[fluorene-9,9′-xanthen]-4′-ylboronic acid (50 g, 132.90 mmol) and 2-bromoaniline (25.15 g, 146.19 mmol) in dioxane/water (H₂O) (500 ml/100 ml), Pd(PPh₃)₄ (7.68 g, 6.65 mmol) and NaHCO₃ (33.50 g, 398.71 mmol) were introduced thereto, and the result was stirred for 15 hours under reflux. After the reaction was completed, methylene chloride (MC) was introduced to dissolve the reaction solution, and then the result was extracted with distilled water. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and, after removing the solvent using a rotary evaporator, purified with column chromatography using dichloromethane and hexane as a developing solvent to obtain Compound 1-4 (41 g, yield: 72%).

2) Preparation of Compound 1-3

After dissolving Compound 1-4 (41 g, 96.81 mmol) in methylene chloride (MC) (500 ml), TEA (29.39 g, 290.44 mmol) was introduced thereto. The temperature was lowered from room temperature to 0° C., and 4-bromobenzoyl chloride (23.37 g, 106.49 mmol) dissolved in methylene chloride (MC) was slowly added dropwise thereto. After the reaction was completed, the result was extracted with methylene chloride (MC) and distilled water. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and, after removing the solvent using a rotary evaporator, purified with column chromatography using dichloromethane and hexane as a developing solvent to obtain Compound 1-3 (52 g, yield: 88%).

3) Preparation of Compound 1-2

After dissolving Compound 1-3 (52 g, 85.74 mmol) in nitrobenzene (500 ml), POCl₃ (14.46 g, 94.31 mmol) was slowly added dropwise thereto, and the result was stirred for 4 hours at 150° C. After the reaction was completed, the result was neutralized with an aqueous NaHCO₃ solution, and then extracted with methylene chloride (MC) and distilled water. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and, after removing the solvent using a rotary evaporator, purified with column chromatography using dichloromethane and hexane as a developing solvent to obtain Compound 1-2 (43 g, yield: 85%).

4) Preparation of Compound 1-1

After dissolving Compound 1-2 (43 g, 73.07 mmol) and bis(pinacolato)diboron (27.83 g, 109.60 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (400 ml), Pd(dppf)Cl₂ (2.14 g, 2.92 mmol) and KOAc (21.51 g, 219.21 mmol) were introduced thereto, and the result was stirred for 5 hours under reflux. After the reaction was completed, the result was extracted with methylene chloride (MC) and water. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and then silica gel filtered. The result was precipitated using methylene chloride (MC)/methanol (MeOH), and then filtered to obtained Compound 1-1 (42 g, yield: 90%).

5) Preparation of Compound 1

After dissolving Compound 1-1 (10 g, 15.73 mmol) and 4-chloro-2,6-diphenylpyrimidine (4.41 g, 16.52 mmol) in toluene/ethanol/water (100 ml/20 ml/20 ml), Pd(PPh₃)₄(0.91 g, 0.79 mmol) and K₃PO₄ (10.02 g, 47.20 mmol) were introduced thereto, and the result was stirred for 5 hours under reflux. After the reaction was completed, the result was cooled to room temperature, and produced solids were filtered and then washed with ethyl acetate (EA) and methanol (MeOH). After that, the solids were all dissolved in an excess amount of dichloromethane, and then silica gel filtered to obtain Compound 1 (9 g, yield: 77%).

<Preparation Example 3> Syntheses of Target Compounds

Target compounds were synthesized in the same manner as in Preparation Example 1 except that Intermediate C of the following Table 1 was used instead of spiro[fluorene-9,9′-xanthen]-4′-ylboronic acid, Intermediate D of the following Table 1 was used instead of 2-bromoaniline, Intermediate E of the following Table 1 was used instead of 4-bromobenzoyl chloride, and Intermediate F of the following Table 1 was used instead of 4-chloro-2,6-diphenylpyrimidine.

TABLE 1 Compound Intermediate C Intermediate D Intermediate E Intermediate F 6

11

12

15

23

26

31

36

42

56

62

71

77

91

93

104

105

111

124

134

146

151

156

161

168

179

183

215

251

256

266

268

279

284

288

307

324

336

337

351

356

366

389

423

461

546

547

Compound Target Compound Yield 6

74% 11

72% 12

81% 15

77% 23

72% 26

67% 31

64% 36

69% 42

75% 56

77% 62

70% 71

68% 77

82% 91

77% 93

62% 104

66% 105

72% 111

66% 124

70% 134

59% 146

62% 151

64% 156

64% 161

71% 168

73% 179

77% 183

75% 215

72% 251

78% 256

69% 266

67% 268

81% 279

77% 284

72% 288

67% 307

64% 324

69% 336

81% 337

77% 351

72% 356

67% 366

64% 389

69% 423

75% 461

77% 546

70% 547

68%

The following Table 2 and Table 3 present 1H NMR data and FD-MS data of the synthesized compounds, and through the following data, syntheses of target compounds may be identified.

TABLE 2 NO ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 300 Mz) 1 8.69 (2H, dd), 8.38-8.28 (4H, m), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.96-7.84 (5H, m), 7.75 (1H, ddd), 7.58-7.25 (16H, m), 7.19- 7.08 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 6 8.69 (2H, dd), 8.40-8.31 (4H, m), 8.25 (2H, dd), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.84 (3H, m), 7.75 (1H, ddd), 7.61-7.50 (10H, m), 7.48-7.25 (6H, m), 7.19-7.09 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 11 8.69 (4H, s), 8.39-8.31 (4H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.84 (4H, m), 7.75 (1H, ddd), 7.61-7.25 (16H, m), 7.19-7.09 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 12 8.69 (2H, dd), 8.37-8.28 (4H, m), 8.16-8.12 (2H, m), 7.93-7.72 (10H, m), 7.58-7.48 (8H, m), 7.42-7.25 (6H, m), 7.19-7.09 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 15 8.69 (2H, dd), 8.56 (1H, dd), 8.25 (2H, dd), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.93-7.72 (7H, m), 7.65-7.14 (21H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 23 8.69 (2H, dd), 8.23-8.12 (5H, m), 7.92-7.84 (3H, m), 7.78-7.72 (3H, m), 7.57-7.15 (24H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 26 8.37-8.31 (4H, m), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.96-7.78 (6H, m), 7.77-7.69 (2H, m), 7.60-7.26 (16H, m), 7.19-7.09 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 31 8.40-8.31 (7H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.84 (3H, m), 7.77-7.69 (2H, m), 7.61-7.48 (10H, m), 7.42-7.25 (6H, m), 7.19-7.09 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 36 8.72 (1H, dd), 8.39-8.31 (6H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.84 (4H, m), 7.77-7.69 (2H, m), 7.58-7.24 (16H, m), 7.19-7.08 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 42 8.38-8.31 (5H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.98 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.83 (3H, m), 7.77-7.68 (2H, m), 7.63-7.26 (19H, m), 7.19-7.09 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 56 8.39-8.33 (5H, m), 8.19 (2H, ddd), 8.05 (1H, d), 7.92-7.88 (3H, m), 7.65 (2H, ddd), 7.58-7.47 (10H, m), 7.42-7.26 (6H, m), 7.19-7.08 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 62 8.37-8.09 (9H, m), 7.87-7.80 (4H, m), 7.67-7.25 (17H, m), 7.19-7.08 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 71 8.39-8.33 (3H, m), 8.25-8.17 (3H, m), 8.10-7.87 (6H, m), 7.77- 7.25 (20H, m), 7.19-7.08 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 77 8.37-8.27 (5H, m), 8.25-8.17 (3H, m), 8.10-8.05 (2H, m), 7.93- 7.83 (4H, m), 7.75 (2H, dd), 7.65 (2H, ddd), 7.57-7.26 (16H, m), 7.20-7.09 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 91 8.38-8.32 (3H, m), 8.19 (2H, dd), 8.11-8.05 (3H, m), 7.99-7.88 (3H, m), 7.68-7.22 (20H, m), 7.19-7.08 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 93 8.55 (1H, dd), 8.45 (1H, dd), 8.39-8.32 (3H, m), 8.19 (2H, dd), 8.10-8.06 (2H, m), 7.92-7.84 (3H, m), 7.68-7.25 (19H, m), 7.19-7.08 (2H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 104 8.69 (2H, d), 8.37-8.27 (4H, m), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.96-7.84 (9H, m), 7.75 (1H, ddd), 7.60-7.46 (9H, m), 7.41- 7.22 (6H, m), 7.19-7.08 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 105 8.69 (2H, d), 8.38-8.32 (2H, m), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.97-7.83 (9H, m), 7.78-7.69 (2H, m), 7.64-7.45 (10H, m), 7.41-7.25 (6H, m), 7.19-7.08 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 111 8.69 (4H, s), 8.41-8.31 (4H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.82 (4H, m), 7.75 (1H, ddd), 7.61-7.47 (7H, m), 7.41-7.25 (8H, m), 7.19-7.08 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 124 8.69 (2H, d), 8.55 (1H, dd), 8.22-8.11 (3H, m), 7.96-7.82 (8H, m), 7.75 (1H, ddd), 7.61-7.52 (5H, m), 7.40-7.22 (7H, m), 7.19-7.07 (5H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 134 8.39-8.31 (6H, m), 8.25 (2H, d), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.83 (3H, m), 7.78-7.69 (2H, m), 7.63-7.47 (10H, m), 7.41-7.22 (8H, m), 7.19-7.08 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 146 8.37-8.31 (4H, m), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.17-8.06 (2H, m), 8.01-7.87 (5H, m), 7.77-7.68 (3H, m), 7.61-7.22 (16H, m), 7.19-7.09 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 151 8.39-8.32 (3H, m), 8.25-8.17 (3H, m), 7.28 (1H, d), 7.97-7.88 (5H, m), 7.68-7.46 (11H, m), 7.41-7.25 (6H, m), 7.20-7.08 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 156 8.41-8.32 (5H, m), 8.19 (2H, dd), 7.28 (1H, d), 7.92-7.88 (3H, m), 7.65 (2H, ddd), 7.58-7.47 (9H, m), 7.41-7.26 (6H, m), 7.19-7.14 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 161 8.76 (1H, d), 8.39-8.26 (5H, m), 8.19 (2H, dd), 7.28 (1H, d), 7.92-7.83 (3H, m), 7.68-7.22 (17H, m), 7.19-7.08 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 168 8.55 (1H, dd), 8.45 (1H, dd), 8.40-8.33 (3H, m), 8.19 (2H, dd), 8.05 (1H, d), 7.92-7.84 (4H, m), 7.68-7.45 (11H, m), 7.41-7.23 (7H, m), 7.19-7.08 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 179 8.43-8.27 (5H, m), 8.25-8.16 (3H, m), 7.97-7.82 (7H, m), 7.75 (1H, d), 7.68-7.47 (11H, m), 7.41-7.23 (6H, m), 7.19-7.09 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 183 8.40-8.32 (4H, m), 8.19 (2H, dd), 8.11-8.05 (2H, m), 7.97-7.86 (3H, m), 7.79-7.25 (21H, m), 7.19-7.08 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 215 8.69 (2H, dd), 8.40-8.32 (2H, m), 8.25 (2H, dd), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.93-7.82 (5H, m), 7.75 (1H, ddd), 7.61-7.48 (9H, m), 7.43-7.22 (8H, m), 7.20-7.09 (2H, m), 7.02-6.93 (2H, m) 251 8.38-8.31 (4H, m), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.97-7.83 (6H, m), 7.77-7.67 (3H, m), 7.58-7.47 (10H, m), 7.41-7.25 (6H, m), 6.99-6.93 (2H, m) 256 8.38-8.31 (7H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.83 (3H, m), 7.77-7.66 (3H, m), 7.61-7.47 (10H, m), 7.41-7.25 (6H, m), 6.99-6.93 (2H, m) 266 8.41-8.31 (5H, m), 8.15-8.05 (2H, m), 8.01-7.88 (4H, m), 7.78- 7.26 (21H, m), 6.99-6.94 (2H, m) 268 8.55 (1H, dd), 8.41-8.30 (5H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.83 (4H, m), 7.78-7.48 (13H, m), 7.41-7.25 (7H, m), 6.99-6.93 (2H, m) 279 8.38-8.16 (8H, m), 8.11 (1H, d), 7.96-7.82 (6H, m), 7.71-7.46 (14H, m), 7.41-7.25 (6H, m), 6.99-6.93 (2H, m) 284 8.39-8.33 (4H, m), 8.27-8.16 (5H, m), 8.11 (1H, d), 7.90 (2H, dd), 7.71-7.62 (3H, m), 7.58-7.46 (11H, m), 7.41-7.25 (8H, m), 6.99-6.92 (2H, m) 288 8.29-8.04 (12H, m), 7.90 (2H, dd), 7.75-7.47 (14H, m), 7.36- 7.25 (6H, m) 307 8.39-8.32 (3H, m), 8.27-8.16 (4H, m), 8.11-8.05 (2H, m), 7.90 (2H, dd), 7.77-7.62 (5H, m), 7.58-7.22 (18H, m), 6.99-6.93 (2H, m) 324 8.55 (1H, dd), 8.41 (1H, d), 8.23-8.15 (4H, m), 7.97-7.85 (6H, m), 7.77-7.25 (17H, m), 7.18-7.08 (2H, m), 6.99-6.93 (2H, m) 336 8.69 (4H, s), 8.39-8.31 (4H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.84 (4H, m), 7.77-7.66 (2H, m), 7.61-7.47 (8H, m), 7.41-7.25 (8H, m), 6.99-6.94 (2H, m) 337 8.69 (2H, dd), 8.37-8.27 (4H, m), 8.16-8.11 (2H, m), 7.93-7.66 (11H, m), 7.61-7.47 (8H, m), 7.41-7.26 (6H, m), 6.99-6.93 (2H, m) 351 8.38-8.31 (4H, m), 8.23(1H, s), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.97-7.83 (6H, m), 7.78-7.66 (3H, m), 7.58-7.25 (10H, m), 7.41-7.25 (6H, m), 7.00-6.93 (2H, m) 356 8.41-8.30 (7H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.92-7.84 (3H, m), 7.76-7.66 (3H, m), 7.61-7.25 (10H, m), 7.41-7.25 (6H, m), 6.99-6.92 (2H, m) 366 8.39-8.31 (5H, m), 8.17-8.05 (2H, m), 8.01-7.85 (4H, m), 7.78- 7.25 (21H, m), 6.99-6.93 (2H, m) 423 8.41 (1H, d), 8.24-8.16 (6H, m), 7.97-7.88 (3H, m), 7.78-7.63 (6H, m), 7.58-7.25 (21H, m), 6.99-6.93 (2H, m), 461 8.38-8.32 (3H, m), 8.26-8.16 (3H, m), 8.11-8.05 (2H, m), 7.97- 7.88 (4H, m), 7.68-7.45 (11H, m), 7.38 (2H, ddd), 7.30-7.22 (4H, m), 7.18-6.97 (6H, m), 6.91-6.82(2H, m), 6.76 (1H, s) 546 9.60 (1H, dd), 9.27 (1H, d), 8.40-8.27 (5H, m), 8.14 (1H, dd), 7.93-7.84 (3H, m), 7.73-7.50 (12H, m), 7.41-7.22 (6H, m), 7.20-7.09 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd) 547 9.60 (1H, dd), 9.27 (1H, d), 8.39-8.08 (7H, m), 7.97-7.87 (3H, m), 7.74-7.47 (15H, m), 7.41-7.22 (6H, m), 7.20-7.08 (3H, m), 6.95 (1H, ddd)

TABLE 3 Compound FD-MS Compound FD-MS 1 m/z = 739.88 6 m/z = 740.87 (C54H36N3O = 739.26) (C53H32N4O = 740.26) 11 m/z = 763.90 12 m/z = 789.94 (C56H33N3O = 763.26) (C58H35N3O = 789.28) 15 m/z = 777.93 23 m/z = 838.02 (C57H35N3O = 777.28) (C64H39NO = 837.30) 26 m/z = 739.88 31 m/z = 740.87 (C54H33N3O = 739.26) (C53H32N4O = 740.26) 36 m/z = 763.90 42 m/z = 830.95 (C56H33N3O = 763.26) (C59H34N4O2 = 830.27) 56 m/z = 740.87 62 m/z = 789.94 (C53H32N4O = 740.26) (C58H35N3O = 789.28) 71 m/z = 829.96 77 m/z = 815.98 (C60H35N3O2 = 829.27) (C60H37N3O = 815.29) 91 m/z = 830.95 93 m/z = 847.01 (C59H34N4O2 = 830.27) (C59H34N4OS = 846.25) 104 m/z = 815.98 105 m/z = 815.98 (C60H37N3O = 815.29) (C60H37N3O = 815.29) 111 m/z = 763.90 124 m/z = 775.91 (C56H33N3O = 763.26) (C57H33N3O = 775.26) 134 m/z = 816.96 146 m/z = 829.96 (C59H36N4O = 816.29) (C60H35N3O2 = 829.27) 151 m/z = 739.88 156 m/z = 740.87 (C54H33N3O = 739.26) (C53H32N4O = 740.26) 161 m/z = 763.90 168 m/z = 847.01 (C56H33N3O = 763.26) (C59H34N4OS = 846.25) 179 m/z = 815.98 183 m/z = 816.96 (C60H37N3O = 815.29) (C59H36N4O = 816.29) 215 m/z = 816.96 251 m/z = 755.94 (C59H36N4O = 816.29) (C54H33N3S = 755.24) 256 m/z = 756.93 266 m/z = 847.01 (C53H32N4S = 756.23) (C59H34N4OS = 846.25) 268 m/z = 863.07 279 m/z = 832.04 (C59H34N4S2 = 862.22) (C60H37N3S = 831.27) 284 m/z = 833.03 288 m/z = 801.94 (C59H36N4S = 832.27) (C56H36NOPS = 801.23) 307 m/z = 833.03 324 m/z = 791.97 (C59H36N4S = 832.27) (C57H33N3S = 791.24) 336 m/z = 779.96 337 m/z = 806.00 (C56H33N3S = 779.24) (C58H35N3S = 805.26) 351 m/z = 755.94 356 m/z = 756.93 (C54H33N3S = 755.24) (C53H32N4S = 756.23) 366 m/z = 847.01 389 m/z = 833.03 (C59H34N4OS = 846.25) (C59H36N4S = 832.27) 423 m/z = 854.08 461 m/z = 814.99 (C64H39NS = 853.28) (C60H38N4 = 814.31) 546 m/z = 735.89 547 m/z = 811.98 (C56H33NO = 735.26) (C62H37NO = 811.29)

<Experimental Example 1> Manufacture of Organic Light Emitting Device 1) Manufacture of Organic Light Emitting Device Comparative Examples 1-1 to 1-3 and Examples 1 to 41

A transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode thin film obtained from glass for an organic light emitting device (OLED) (manufactured by Samsung-Corning Co., Ltd.) was ultrasonic cleaned using trichloroethylene, acetone, ethanol and distilled water consecutively for 5 minutes each, stored in isopropanol, and used.

Next, an ITO substrate was installed in a substrate folder of a vacuum deposition apparatus, and the following 4,4′, 4″-tris (N,N-(2-naphthyl)-phenylamino)triphenylamine (2-TNATA) was introduced to a cell in the vacuum deposition apparatus.

Subsequently, the chamber was evacuated until the degree of vacuum therein reached 10⁻⁶ torr, and then 2-TNATA was evaporated by applying a current to the cell to deposit a hole injection layer having a thickness of 600 Å on the ITO substrate.

To another cell of the vacuum deposition apparatus, the following N,N′-bis(α-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-4,4′-diamine (NPB) was introduced, and evaporated by applying a current to the cell to deposit a hole transfer layer having a thickness of 300 Å on the hole injection layer.

After forming the hole injection layer and the hole transfer layer as above, a blue light emitting material having a structure as below was deposited thereon as a light emitting layer. Specifically, in one side cell in the vacuum deposition apparatus, H1, a blue light emitting host material, was vacuum deposited to a thickness of 200 Å, and D1, a blue light emitting dopant material, was vacuum deposited thereon by 5% with respect to the host material.

Subsequently, a compound presented in the following Table 4 and LiQ were deposited in a weight ratio of 2:1 to a thickness of 300 Å to form an electron transfer layer.

As an electron injection layer, lithium fluoride (LiF) was deposited to a thickness of 10 Å, and an Al cathode was employed to a thickness of 1,000 Å, and as a result, an OLED was manufactured.

Meanwhile, all the organic compounds required to manufacture the OLED were vacuum sublimation purified under 10⁻⁶ torr to 10⁻⁸ torr by each material to be used in the OLED manufacture.

2) Driving Voltage and Light Emission Efficiency of Organic Light Emitting Device

For the organic light emitting devices manufactured as above, electroluminescent (EL) properties were measured using M7000 manufactured by McScience Inc., and with the measurement results, T₉₅ when standard luminance was 700 cd/m² was measured using a lifetime measurement system (M6000) manufactured by McScience Inc. Results of measuring driving voltage, light emission efficiency, color coordinate (CIE) and lifetime of the blue organic light emitting devices manufactured according to the present disclosure are as shown in the following Table 4.

TABLE 4 Light Driving Emission Life- Voltage Efficiency time Compound (V) (cd/A) CIE (x, y) (T₉₅) Example 1 1 5.11 7.11 (0.134, 0.101) 87 Example 2 6 4.96 6.84 (0.134, 0.102) 91 Example 3 12 5.14 6.79 (0.134, 0.101) 61 Example 4 15 4.99 6.88 (0.134, 0.103) 62 Example 5 23 5.45 6.12 (0.134, 0.102) 65 Example 6 26 5.43 6.49 (0.134, 0.101) 61 Example 7 31 5.72 6.92 (0.134, 0.102) 59 Example 8 42 5.32 6.33 (0.134, 0.101) 59 Example 9 56 5.40 6.13 (0.134, 0.101) 62 Example 10 62 5.30 6.72 (0.134, 0.100) 67 Example 11 71 5.37 6.35 (0.134, 0.101) 54 Example 12 77 5.38 6.41 (0.134, 0.100) 55 Example 13 91 5.27 6.42 (0.134, 0.100) 60 Example 14 93 5.48 6.21 (0.134, 0.100) 59 Example 15 104 4.72 7.39 (0.134, 0.100) 59 Example 16 105 5.45 6.68 (0.134, 0.100) 61 Example 17 124 5.22 6.28 (0.134, 0.102) 44 Example 18 134 5.12 6.20 (0.134, 0.101) 58 Example 19 146 5.09 6.77 (0.134, 0.102) 61 Example 20 151 5.42 6.88 (0.134, 0.100) 63 Example 21 156 5.21 5.45 (0.134, 0.103) 59 Example 22 168 5.38 6.66 (0.134, 0.100) 62 Example 23 179 5.40 6.36 (0.134, 0.100) 63 Example 24 183 5.56 5.91 (0.134, 0.100) 58 Example 25 215 5.19 7.15 (0.134, 0.100) 82 Example 26 251 5.42 6.88 (0.134, 0.100) 62 Example 27 256 5.42 6.56 (0.134, 0.102) 65 Example 28 266 5.46 6.81 (0.134, 0.101) 62 Example 29 268 5.30 6.72 (0.134, 0.102) 63 Example 30 279 5.37 6.35 (0.134, 0.100) 58 Example 31 284 5.42 6.34 (0.134, 0.100) 59 Example 32 288 5.49 6.68 (0.134, 0.100) 63 Example 33 307 5.42 6.77 (0.134, 0.100) 62 Example 34 324 5.56 6.18 (0.134, 0.100) 45 Example 35 337 5.12 6.20 (0.134, 0.100) 59 Example 36 351 5.09 6.97 (0.134, 0.100) 64 Example 37 356 5.41 6.76 (0.134, 0.100) 60 Example 38 366 5.21 5.45 (0.134, 0.100) 56 Example 39 389 5.42 6.88 (0.134, 0.102) 56 Example 40 423 4.96 6.84 (0.134, 0.101) 57 Example 41 461 5.14 6.79 (0.134, 0.102) 57 Comparative E1 5.69 6.11 (0.134, 0.100) 52 Example 1-1 Comparative E2 5.62 6.07 (0.134, 0.101) 55 Example 1-2 Comparative E3 5.89 4.87 (0.134, 0.101) 49 Example 1-3

As seen from the results of Table 4, the organic light emitting device using the electron transfer layer material of the blue organic light emitting device of the present disclosure had lower driving voltage and significantly improved light emission efficiency and lifetime compared to the Comparative Examples 1-1 to 1-3. Particularly, it was identified that Compounds 1, 6, 215 and 284 were superior in all aspects of driving voltage, light emission efficiency and lifetime. It was identified that the organic light emitting device had a lowered driving voltage, and enhanced light emission efficiency and lifetime compared to Comparative Example 1-2 by, due to the heteroring formed in the spirofluorene structure, having an enhanced electron transfer ability and thereby having an improved balance between electrons and holes in the light emitting layer.

Such a result is considered to be due to the fact that, when using the disclosed compound having proper length and strength, and flatness as an electron transfer layer, a compound in an excited state is made by receiving electrons under a specific condition, and particularly when a hetero-skeleton site of the compound is formed in an excited state, excited energy moves to a stable state before the excited hetero-skeleton site goes through other reactions, and a relatively stabilized compound is capable of efficiently transferring electrons without the compound being decomposed or destroyed. For reference, compounds that are stable when excited are considered to be aryl or acene-based compounds or polycyclic hetero-compounds. Accordingly, it is considered that excellent results in all aspects of driving, efficiency and lifetime were obtained by the compound of the present disclosure enhancing enhanced electron-transfer properties or improved stability.

<Experimental Example 2> Manufacture of Organic Light Emitting Device 1) Manufacture of Organic Light Emitting Device Comparative Example 2

A transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode thin film obtained from glass for an organic light emitting device (OLED) (manufactured by Samsung-Corning Co., Ltd.) was ultrasonic cleaned using trichloroethylene, acetone, ethanol and distilled water consecutively for 5 minutes each, stored in isopropanol, and used.

Next, an ITO substrate was installed in a substrate folder of a vacuum deposition apparatus, and the following 4,4′, 4″-tris (N,N-(2-naphthyl)-phenylamino) triphenylamine (2-TNATA) was introduced to a cell in the vacuum deposition apparatus.

Subsequently, the chamber was evacuated until the degree of vacuum therein reached 10⁻⁶ torr, and then 2-TNATA was evaporated by applying a current to the cell to deposit a hole injection layer having a thickness of 600 Å on the ITO substrate.

To another cell of the vacuum deposition apparatus, the following N,N′-bis(α-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-4,4′-diamine (NPB) was introduced, and evaporated by applying a current to the cell to deposit a hole transfer layer having a thickness of 300 Å on the hole injection layer.

After forming the hole injection layer and the hole transfer layer as above, a blue light emitting material having a structure as below was deposited thereon as a light emitting layer. Specifically, in one side cell in the vacuum deposition apparatus, H1, a blue light emitting host material, was vacuum deposited to a thickness of 200 Å, and D1, a blue light emitting dopant material, was vacuum deposited thereon by 5% with respect to the host material.

Subsequently, the following structural formula E1 and LiQ were deposited in a weight ratio of 2:1 to a thickness of 300 Å to form an electron transfer layer.

As an electron injection layer, lithium fluoride (LiF) was deposited to a thickness of 10 Å, and an Al cathode was employed to a thickness of 1,000 Å, and as a result, an OLED was manufactured.

Meanwhile, all the organic compounds required to manufacture the OLED were vacuum sublimation purified under 10⁻⁶ torr to 10⁻⁸ torr by each material to be used in the OLED manufacture.

Examples 42 to 45

Organic light emitting devices were manufactured in the same manner as in Comparative Example 2 except that the electron transfer layer E1 was formed to a thickness of 250 Å, and then a hole blocking layer was formed on the electron transfer layer using a compound presented in the following Table 5 to a thickness of 50 Å.

Results of measuring driving voltage, light emission efficiency, color coordinate (CIE) and lifetime of the blue organic light emitting devices manufactured according to the present disclosure are as shown in the following Table 5.

TABLE 5 Light Driving Emission Life- Voltage Efficiency time Compound (V) (cd/A) CIE (x, y) (T₉₅) Example 42 23 4.87 6.27 (0.134, 0.101) 90 Example 43 423 4.73 6.57 (0.134, 0.102) 92 Example 44 546 5.11 6.55 (0.134, 0.101) 95 Example 45 547 4.87 6.53 (0.134, 0.103) 89 Comparative — 5.50 5.57 (0.134, 0.100) 50 Example 2

As seen from the results of Table 5, the organic light emitting device using the hole blocking layer material of the blue organic light emitting device of the present disclosure had lower driving voltage and significantly improved light emission efficiency and lifetime compared to Comparative Example 2.

<Experimental Example 3> Manufacture of Organic Light Emitting Device 1) Manufacture of Organic Light Emitting Device Comparative Example 3 and Examples 46 to 51

A transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode thin film obtained from glass for an organic light emitting device (OLED) (manufactured by Samsung-Corning Co., Ltd.) was ultrasonic cleaned using trichloroethylene, acetone, ethanol and distilled water consecutively for 5 minutes each, stored in isopropanol, and used.

On the transparent ITO electrode (anode), organic materials were formed in a 2-stack white organic light emitting device (WOLED) structure. As for the first stack, TAPC was thermal vacuum deposited first to a thickness of 300 Å to form a hole transfer layer. After forming the hole transfer layer, a light emitting layer was thermal vacuum deposited thereon as follows. As the light emitting layer, TCz1, a host, was 8% doped with FIrpic, a blue phosphorescent dopant, and deposited to 300 Å. After forming an electron transfer layer to 400 Å using TmPyPB, the compound described in the following Table 6 was 20% doped with Cs₂CO₃ to form a charge generation layer to 100 Å.

As for the second stack, MoO₃ was thermal vacuum deposited first to a thickness of 50 Å to form a hole injection layer. A hole transfer layer, a common layer, was formed to 100 Å by 20% doping MoO₃ to TAPC and then depositing TAPC to 300 Å. A light emitting layer was formed by 8% doping Ir(ppy)₃, a green phosphorescent dopant, to TCz1, a host, and depositing the result to 300 Å, and then an electron transfer layer was formed to 600 Å using TmPyPB. Lastly, an electron injection layer was formed on the electron transfer layer by depositing lithium fluoride (LiF) to a thickness of 10 Å, and then a cathode was formed on the electron injection layer by depositing an aluminum (Al) cathode to a thickness of 1,200 Å, and as a result, an organic light emitting device was manufactured.

Meanwhile, all the organic compounds required to manufacture the OLED were vacuum sublimation purified under 10⁻⁶ torr to 10⁻⁸ torr for each material to be used in the OLED manufacture.

Results of measuring driving voltage, light emission efficiency, color coordinate (CIE) and lifetime of the white organic light emitting devices manufactured according to the present disclosure are as shown in the following Table 6.

TABLE 6 Light Driving Emission Life- Voltage Efficiency time Compound (V) (cd/A) CIE (x, y) (T₉₅) Example 46 11 6.78 58.24 (0.213, 0.430) 48 Example 47 36 6.84 60.44 (0.212, 0.421) 42 Example 48 111 6.44 66.32 (0.211, 0.433) 49 Example 49 161 6.92 59.68 (0.214, 0.439) 52 Example 50 336 6.27 67.99 (0.212, 0.424) 53 Example 51 389 6.82 59.18 (0.214, 0.437) 48 Comparative BPhen 7.54 54.23 (0.213, 0.430) 37 Example 3

As seen from the results of Table 6, the organic light emitting device using the charge generation layer material of the 2-stack white organic light emitting device of the present disclosure had lower driving voltage and improved light emission efficiency compared to Comparative Example 3. Such a result is considered to be due to the fact that the compound of the present disclosure used as an N-type charge generation layer formed with the disclosed skeleton having proper length and strength, and flatness and a proper hetero-compound capable of binding to metals forms a gap state in the N-type charge generation layer by doping an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, and electrons produced from a P-type charge generation layer are readily injected into an electron transfer layer through the gap state produced in the N-type charge generation layer. Accordingly, the P-type charge generation layer may favorably inject and transfer electrons to the N-type charge generation layer, and as a result, driving voltage was lowered, and light emission efficiency and lifetime were improved in the organic light emitting device. 

1. A heterocyclic compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, X is O; S; or NR₂₁; L₁ to L₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group; Z₁ to Z₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; deuterium; a halogen group; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group; and a substituted or unsubstituted amine group; R₁ to R₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; deuterium; a halogen group; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group; and a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, or two or more groups adjacent to each other bond to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon ring or heteroring; R₂₁ is hydrogen; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, m, p, x, n, q and y are each an integer of 1 to 5; a is an integer of 1 to 3; b is an integer of 1 to 4; c is an integer of 1 to 3; and when m, p, x, n, q, y, a, b and c are an integer of 2 or greater, substituents in the parentheses are the same as or different from each other.
 2. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1, wherein Chemical Formula 1 is represented by one of the following Chemical Formulae 2 to 5:

in Chemical Formula 2 to Chemical Formula 5, each substituent has the same definition as in Chemical Formula
 1. 3. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1, wherein Chemical Formula 1 is represented by one of the following Chemical Formulae 6 to 8:

in Chemical Formulae 6 to 8, X, R₁ to R₃, m, p, x, n, q, y, a, b and c have the same definitions as in Chemical Formula 1; L₁₁ to L₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently a direct bond; a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group; and Z₁₁ to Z₁₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently selected from the group consisting of a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; and a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.
 4. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1, wherein R₁ to R₃ are hydrogen.
 5. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1, wherein Z₁ to Z₃ are the same as or different from each other, and each independently hydrogen; deuterium; a cyano group; a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C40 aryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C40 heteroaryl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group.
 6. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1, wherein Chemical Formula 1 is represented by any one of the following compounds:


7. An organic light emitting device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; and one or more organic material layers provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein one or more layers of the organic material layers comprise the heterocyclic compound of claim
 1. 8. The organic light emitting device of claim 7, wherein the organic material layer comprises an electron transfer layer, and the electron transfer layer comprises the heterocyclic compound.
 9. The organic light emitting device of claim 7, wherein the organic material layer comprises a hole blocking layer, and the hole blocking layer comprises the heterocyclic compound.
 10. The organic light emitting device of claim 7, further comprising one, two or more layers selected from the group consisting of a light emitting layer, a hole injection layer, a hole transfer layer, an electron injection layer, an electron transfer layer, an electron blocking layer and a hole blocking layer.
 11. The organic light emitting device of claim 7, comprising: a first electrode; a first stack provided on the first electrode and comprising a first light emitting layer; a charge generation layer provided on the first stack; a second stack provided on the charge generation layer and comprising a second light emitting layer; and a second electrode provided on the second stack.
 12. The organic light emitting device of claim 11, wherein the charge generation layer comprises the heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula
 1. 13. The organic light emitting device of claim 11, wherein the charge generation layer is an N-type charge generation layer, and the charge generation layer comprises the heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula
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